Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99
Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99 | |||
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Pakistan | Australia | ||
Dates | October – November 1998 | ||
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Player of the series | Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) and Mark Taylor (AUS) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 |
The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in 1998–99. The teams played three 5-day tests and three ODIs.[1] Australia won both the test series (1-0) and the ODI series (3-0). Ijaz Ahmed and Mark Taylor were declared Men of the Series for the Test matches.
Tour Matches
Test
1st Test
1–5 October 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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269 (97 overs) Saeed Anwar 145 (275) SCG MacGill 5/66 (22 overs) | 513 (173.5 overs) SR Waugh 157 (326) Wasim Akram 3/111 (35 overs) | |
145 (75.5 overs) Saleem Malik 52* (159) SCG MacGill 4/47 (21 overs) |
Australia won by an innings and 99 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and P Willey (ENG) Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- CR Miller (AUS) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
15–19 October 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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599/4d (174 overs) MA Taylor 334* (564) Shoaib Akhtar 2/107 (31 overs) | ||
289/5 (88 overs) MA Taylor 92 (159) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/59 (20 overs) |
Match drawn Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Umpires: SA Bucknor (WIN) and Mohammad Nazir (PAK) Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test
22–26 October 1998 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Match drawn National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and Riazuddin (PAK) Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (PAK) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahid Afridi and Shakeel Ahmed (PAK) made their Test debuts.
ODIs
1st ODI
6 November 1998 Scorecard |
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Yousuf Youhana 92 (110) GD McGrath 3/35 (8 overs) |
Australia won by 86 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Riazuddin and Saleem Badar Player of the match: DS Lehmann (AUS) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
8 November 1998 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 5 wickets Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Umpires: Athar Zaidi and Saleem Badar Player of the match: BP Julian (AUS) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asif Mahmood (PAK) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
10 November 1998 Scorecard |
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Ijaz Ahmed 111 (109) GD McGrath 2/58 (10 overs) |
Australia won by 6 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mian Mohammad Aslam and Mohammad Nazir Player of the match: RT Ponting (AUS) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- A Symonds (AUS) made his ODI debut.
References
- ^ "Australia cricket team in Pakistan in 1998-99". ESPNcricinfo.
External links
- CricketArchive
- ESPNcricinfo
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (annual)
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International cricket tours of Pakistan
Test and LOI tours
Tournaments hosted
Other tours
- 1985–86
Tours in italics have been played in the United Arab Emirates or other neutral venues, since 2009